Jim Fogarty
Outfielder
Born: (1864-02-12)February 12, 1864
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died: May 20, 1891(1891-05-20) (aged 27)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 1, 1884, for the Philadelphia Quakers
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1890, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average.246
Home runs20
Runs batted in320
Stolen bases325
Teams
Career highlights and awards

James G. Fogarty (February 12, 1864 – May 20, 1891) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1890 for the Philadelphia Quakers and Philadelphia Athletics.[1] He led the National League in stolen bases in 1889.[2] He was signed by the Quakers based on a recommendation by Jerry Denny to Quakers manager Harry Wright.[3]

Fogarty was known to win money from teammates playing poker.[4]

An alumnus of Saint Mary's College of California, Fogarty died of tuberculosis at the age of 27[5] in Philadelphia.

See also

References

  1. ^ Baseball Reference
  2. ^ "The Coming Ball Game". Los Angeles Herald. December 17, 1889. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-02-16 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Diamond Dust". San Francisco Examiner. December 27, 1886. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-02-16 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Diamond Dust". San Francisco Examiner. May 30, 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-02-16 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ The Dead Ball Era
Preceded byFirst manager Philadelphia Quakers/Athletics (PL/AA) Managers 1890 Succeeded byCharlie Buffinton


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